John Francis Latimer

John Francis Latimer (born May 16, 1903 in Clinton (Mississippi) , † October 29, 1991 in Washington, DC ) was an American classical philologist who worked from 1936 to 1971 at George Washington University .

Life

John Francis Latimer studied at Mississippi College , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1922 . He then worked for two years as a lecturer and teacher in Clinton, Mississippi. In 1924 he continued his studies at the University of Chicago , earned his master’s degree in 1926 and then went to Vanderbilt University as a lecturer for a year . He achieved his doctorate in 1929 with the dissertation Hesiodic Society at Yale University . From 1929 he worked at the Taft School in Watertown (Connecticut) , from 1931 as Assistant Professor of Classics at Knox College and from 1933 as Assistant Professor at Drury College in Springfield (Missouri) . In 1936 he moved to George Washington University , Washington, DC , as Full Professor of Classics , where he taught and researched until his retirement in 1971. From 1956 to 1966 he worked in academic self-government, from 1959 to 1964 as Deputy Dean and 1964 to 1966 as Director of Foreign Student Affairs .

In addition to his teaching and academic self-administration, Latimer published little. However, he emerged as the organizer of the ancient studies. He was president of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States from 1955 to 1957, president of the American Classical League from 1960 to 1966, and then its general secretary until 1973. His publications deal primarily with school policy, subject didactics, and the history of ancient language teaching in the United States.

literature

• John E. Ziolkowski : Latimer, John Francis . In: Ward W. Briggs (ed.), Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists , Westport, CT / London: Greenwood Press 1994, pp. 343f., ISBN 978-0-313-24560-2 .

Web links

• Entry on John Francis Latimer in the Database of Classical Scholars (English)